Apparatus for making heels



Dec. 6,1927.

' A. C. HAYDEN APPARATUS FOR MAKING HEELS Fil ed Feb. 25, I926 2 Sheets-Sheet l Dec. 6, 1927 165 A. c. HAYDEN L952 APPARATUS FOR MAKING HEELS Filed Feb. 25, 1926 Patented Dec. 6, 1927.

l STATES i i ltfil111 11 1?C. HAY-DEED! BROCKTGNQM APPARATUS FEB 'ili'IlihKlNG HEELS.

Application filed. February 25, 1926. Serial No. Sim-95..

The invention to be hereinafter described relates to apparatus for making rubber heels and the like.

lileretoi'orc rubber heels have been made in a mold consisting'ol center plate, an insert plate and a bossv plate The centerplateha's a hole'thereiii shaped to conform to"the edge contour =of the heel. The insert plate has pins pro iecting therefrom for 'producing'the nail-receiving holes in 't he heel, and the pins are surrounded by recesses for producingthe buttons on the insert face otthe heel. The boss platehas rounded projection a tapered margin for forming the boss face of the heel. These threeplates are'asscmbled with the centerplate between the insert and boss plates and are brought into proper'rcgistration by dowels and holes in the plates. ".lhe mold may be constructed to form a number heels, but it will sutlice herein to describethe portion of the mold used in the production of a single heel, since all are made in the same manner.

in making a rubber heel by use of the mold described, a slug or rubber commonly called a biscuit is introduced into the mold, and then the latter is placed in a steampress and subjected to pressure, thereby causin the biscuit to fill and assume theshap-e oi the space in the mold, and the biscuit is somewhat larger than necessary to fill the space in the mold, so'that when the plates subjected to pressure, excess rubber exudes out and forms flanges between the plates in the planes otthe insert and boss faces of the rubber heel. Then the mold is taken from the press and the insert and boss plates are removed from the center plate, but the rubber heel is retained in "the center plate by the flanges which overlap the faces of the center plate. Heretotorait has been the practice to remove the hoel'irom the center plate by means of a tool in the torm of a metal rod about eight inches long and having a rubbertip. This tool is grasped by theoperator andbrought down with a sharp blow. against the boss face of the heel, there-- by ejectin it trom the hole in the center plate. After the heel has cooled suiiioiently it is presented to a trimming machine havinga. pair of disk cutters and given proper manipulation by the operative to trim the flan es of excess rubber from the heel.

There are objections'to the above described apparatizis and method In pounding the heel out from the hole in the center plate,

the heels are liable to be'cracked or otherwrscinpired, melting it necessary to examine and :sort the heels tOsepar ate the good ones :i'rom-the'poor on'es. ieoperative inpou'ntling the l'reeli roni'the hole in the centerp'late liablev to strike the'tool' against the edges of "the center 'plate surrounding "the hole therein with conse uent mutilation for "the plate and shortenin'got' the useful life "of the plate. And these operations are 'time consuming, e'z'cp'ensive and otherwise objectionable. r The aim andpurpose ol thepre'sefiit invention is'to overcome the aforesaid objections. To accomplish this, apparatus is provided which includes a trimmer plate adapted for assembly with the center plate, and an improved ejector is provided. The trimmer plate is heated to about the same temperatin'e as that or the center plate coming from thesteafm press, in order that contact of the trimmer plate with the center plate may not cool the latter and cause shrinkage ofthe rubberheel in the hole in the center plate. The ejector is presented to the insert fa'ceof the rubber heel, and by means ofa'h'amm'er on the ejector a blow is imparted to the heel wl-iich'i'orces it from the hole in the center plate through the hole in the trinmierplate. and the flanges of excess rubber on the heel are sheared therefrom.

fllhecharacter oi the invention may be best understood'by reference to the following description of one good form otapparatus embodyinp; the invention shown in the accompanying drai' igs, wherein lie. a planet the mold,parts being broken away to disclose portions of the plates; v

Fig. 2 isa vertical section taken on line 2-2 of'liig. l;

Fig. 3is a"vertical section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. elfis a plan of the trimmer plate;

Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on line 5 of Fig. 4; i

Fig. 6 is a. vertical section through the trimmer ejector;

Fig. 7 is a vertical section through the cen ter plate and trimmerplate and a heelin the hole in the center plate, the parts being in position to have the ejector drive the heel from a holein the center plate and shear the 8 and 9 are respectively views of the and boss tacesot a rubber heel;

lllSOl t Fig. is an end View of the ejector;

Fig. 11 is a transverse section taken on line 11-11 of Fig. 6; and

Fig. 12 shows a sectional view of the center plate, trimmer plate and a rubber heel, a portion of the ejector being shown in side elevation and a portion in section to illustrate the position of the ejector after forcing the heel through the holes in the plates.

Referring to the drawing, the mold for forming. the heels comprises an insert plate 1, a boss plate 3 and a center plate 5 between the insert and boss plates. The insert plate has pins 7 projecting therefrom carrying the usual washers 9 located in the body of the heel and adapted to cooperate with the heads of nails used for securing the heel to a shoe. Surrounding the pins 7 are annular recesses 11 in the insert plate for forming the buttons on the insert face of the heel.

The boss plate 3 has a, projection 13 with a bevelled margin 15 for forming the boss face of the heel. The center plate has a hole 17 therein shaped to conform to the edge contour of the heel, and the hole has a depth corresponding to the thickness of the heel.

To insur proper registration of the plates, the insert plate has a pair of dowels 19 pro jecting therefrom adjacent, diagonally op posite corners of the plate and adapted to enter corresponding holes 21 in the center plate. The center plate has a pair of dowels 23 adapted to enter corresponding holes 25 in the boss plate. The center plate has a groove 27 3) surrounding the hole in the plate and adapted to receive the excess rubber exuding between the center and boss plates when the mold is subjected to pressure.

The trimmer plate 29 (Figs. 1 and 5) has a. hole 31 therein of the same size and shape as the hole in the center plate, and surrounding the hole 31 is a narrow shearing rim 38.

The trimmer plate hole 31 has an enlarged portion to allow ready escape of the heel from the trimmer plate, as more fully hereinafter described. To insure proper registration of the center and trimmer plates, a pair of holes 37 are provided in the trimmer plate to receive the dowels 23 of the center plate.

The trimmer ejector comprises a handle in the form of a rod 39 (Figs. 6 and 11) having a knob 41 at one end thereof and a head 43 at the opposite end tl'ierefor. The head has a lug -15 adapted to lit in a correspi'indingly shaped recess in a boss -17 threaded on one end of the rod Projecti from said boss are arms 1:6 provided with rubl buttons 51. Suitable means may be provided detachably to connect the head 43 with the boss 4-7. in order that heads of dilferent sir: and ccmstruction may be applied to the too-r. This means. in the present instance com prises a pin (Fin. 8 and 11) yieidingly held in registering holes in the boss and lug by a leaf spring carrying the pin and having one end secured to the boss. is desired to remove the head, the pin is pulled outward from the hole in the lug,

thereby allowing the head to be slipped from the boss. ldounted on the rod 39 is a ham mer 57 having a hole 59 therein, said rod and hole being square in section or otherwise formed to prevent the hammer from turning on the red.

A usual rubber heel (Figs. 8 and 9) has an insert face 61 provided with holes 68 through which the attaching nails may be insertechand projecting up from the holes are buttons 65. The heel has a boss face 67 with a shallow depression 69 and a wide margin or boss 71. At the center of the heel is an annular hole '73 usually provided for economy of material.

The head 13 of the ejector is shaped to conform to the contour of the center plate hole and to lit therein. The head may have insert pins 75 projecting therefrom and appropriately disposed to enter the insert holes of the rubber heel, thereby to insure proper registration of the head with the center plate hole. The head may have a groove 76 (Fig. 10) of sufficient depth to receive the buttons on the insert face of the heel, said groove being adapted to accommodate buttons of dilierent sizes and shapes.

In the use of the apparatus, a rubber biscuit is introduced into the mold consisting of the insert, boss and center plates, the thickness of the biscuit being somewhat greater than the depth of the hole in the center plate. Then the mold is placed in the steam press and subjected to pressure, thereby causing the biscuit to spread and completely fill the space in the mold, and in the course of this operation a thin flange 77 of rubber (Fig. 7) will exude out between the insert plate and center plate in the plane of the insert face of the heel, and a substantially thicker and larger flange 79 will exude out between the boss and center plates and enter the groove 27 in the center plate provided for the excess rubber.

After the mold is removed from the steam press and while still in heated condition, the insert and boss plates are removed from the center plate, and the latter is superposed upon the trimmer plate 29 in the position shown in Fig. 7 with the insert face of the heel uppermost. The trimmer plate is previously heated so that when the center plate is presented thereto, the trinnner plate will not reduce the temperature of the center plate and cause local shrinkage of the heel in the hole of the center plate. The ejector is presented to the heel. and the insert pins of the head +13 are inserted in the insert holes of the heel, thereby to insure acculVhen it i 2 at nas rate registration otthe head .43 with the hole in the center plate. llhen the hammer 57 is grasped, slidupwardfalong the rod 39.

and; then brought, down against; boss a7 with a sharp blow (Fig. 12).,thereby cans: ing the periphery otthe headA-L; to cooperate with the upper ed ge ojlithe. c'enterplate hole ber lizinge 79 from the heel. The. heel is.

lorcedby the blow on down through the hole of the trimmer plate (Fig. 12) and. ejected therefrom. When the hammer blow is imp arte"d,'the arms 49 of. the ejector,.willrmove clownwarduntil arrested ;by engagement oi their rubber buttonsv 51 with theupper surfae'e oitthe center plate (Fig, 12); When the 'ejectorfis in this position, its, head, 43'

will he'down so that. its loweriace is. some} what beneath the upper portion otthe hole.

31in the trimmer plate, andithe rubber heel is in thelarger.portionof the hole, so that,

it: will escape freely therefrom. The downwardllimiting ofrthe ejectorhy the armsiEl insures thatthe head hiewillnot move down into thelarger portion of thehole 31, and

thus prevents any liability,otthe head c'atch ing against the shoulder formed at" the juncture between thesmaller and largerpor: tions oiithehole 3,1 such asmight interfere with ready withdrawal offthef head up throng-lithe hole in 'theb'enter plate. Since the head on presentation to the insert face of the heel engages the latter throughout the margin and at the center of the heel, when the blow is imparted to the ejector hammer, the pressure is desirably distributed on the heel and prevents any possibility of cracking or otherwise injuring the heel in the course of the trimming and ejecting operations.

" Some types of heels do not have nail receiving holes, and in such case the head 43 would not be provided with insert pins 75. To facilitate presentation of the head in proper registration with the heel in the center plate, dowels 81 may be secured to the arms 49 and be adapted to enter guide holes 83 in the center plate having flaring months 85 to facilitate insertion of the dowels into said holes. The construction is such that when the dowels are in the holes the head will be in proper registration with the heel in the center plate. These dowels and holes are also useful in facilitating registration of the head with the heel in the center plate when the head is provided with the insert pins 75.

It will be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific apparatus disclosed herein, and that various deviations may be made therefrom without departing from, the. spi it and swim of. el apmp (19d. claims: I w p I'Clfldlll; I

ing,in conjibination, a mold having an insert plate, a, boss plateand a center plat a heel shapedyh therein, said pla adapted to 2 be; subjected to p he e y apes a iscn t and a m. he l s the inold'with" flanges projecting out rpm heel between the plates, a trin nner plate havg ho e. he e n Q l g Sha n th he n er pl t 1 d; an iesie i erns heel shaped head for engagement witlnone face. of the heel said ej ectorjh ,1 a hammentor impaiting a blowto d;

heel.

2.: Appa at s or. m g heels QJA P Iising, in combination, mold including cen tel; plate. ha g... a el'ferniiag 1 19 e e; in, a trimmer platehavinga hole for aeg s;

nation ith t e. center. p ate. hole, amt an;

ejector for forcing a heelfitrgmrtl1ecenterplate. hole through the trim plate hole, h reby to Sheena flange te from thcheel. i j

Apparatus for making heels compris ing, in combination, a mold havingan ins rt, plate w th pins plOjBClllIlg therefrom ion forming nail holes in a heel, a bossplate have ing a, projection thereon for; tog "g the boss ace. f. heheel, acenter. plate havi gh el. hap dliole rein; said; mell-l eii al.

adapted to receive a biscuit and when subjected to pressure cause the biscuit to fill the space in the mold and cause flanges to proj ect from the heel between the plates, a trimmer plate having a hole therein for registration with the center plate hole, and an ejector for forcing the heel through the'holes in the center plate and trimmer plate, tl1ereby to shear the flanges from the heel.

4. Apparatus for making heels comprising, in combination, a mold including a center plate having a heel-forming hole therein, and a trimmer plate having a hole for registration with the center plate hole, and an ejector for forcing a heel from the center plate hole through the trimmer plate hole, thereby to shear a flange of excess material from the heel, said trimmer plate hole hav ing an enlarged portion to facilitate passage of the heel therefrom.

5. Apparatus for making heels comprising, in combination, a mold including a center plate having a heel-torn'iing hole therein, a trimmer plate having a hole for registration with the center plate hole, and an ejector having a head for forcing a heel from the center plate hole and having means for engagement with the center plate to limit the movement of the ejector head into the trimmer plate hole.

rpa t s for m k ng els entr st l i the. hee through. the. center plate and trnnn er plate holes, thereby to. shear. the flanges fro n the es's materia 6. An ejector comprising a handle, a head having insert pins projecting therefrom adapted for entrance into nail insert holes in a heel in a mold plate, and a'hammer mounted on the handle and adapted to slide along the latter to impart a blow to the ejector to force the heel from the plate.

7. A trimming ejector comprising a handle, av head on the handle shaped to fit into a heel receiving hole of a mold plate,

and a hammer mounted on the handle and slidable along the latter to impart a blow for causing the head to eject the heel from the mold plate.

8. An ejector for forcing a. heel from a hole in a mold plate comprising a handle, a head on the handle, and a hammer mounted on the handle and slidable along the same to impart a blow to the head.

9. An ejector for forcing a heel from a hole in a mold plate comprising a handle, a head on the handle,a hammer slidable on the handle to impart a blow to thehead and means for limiting movement of the head on receiving the blow.

10. An ejector for forcing a heel from a hole in a mold plate comprising a handle, a head shaped to fit the mold plate hole, and a hammer slidable along the handle to impart a blow to the head for causing the latter to enter the mold plate hole and shear a flange from the heel.

11. An ejector for forcing a heel from a hole in a mold plate comprising a handle, a

35 head, means detachably to connect the head to the handle, and a hammer slidable on the handle to impart a blow to the head for ejecting the heel from the mold plate hole.

12. In apparatus for making heels, a trimmer plate having a heel shaped hole therein provided with a shearing edge, and an ejector having a heel shaped head adapted to fit into the hole in the trimmer plate, said plate and ejector head being adapted to receiv'ea mold plate between them and force a heel from a hole in the mold plate, through a hole in the trimmer plate, thereby to shear flanges of excess material from the heel.

13. In apparatus for making heels, a center plate having a heel forming hole therein, a trimmer plate having ahole for registration With the center plate hole andan' ejector having a head for forcing a heel from the. center plate hole through the trimmer plate hole, said ejector and center plate having means adapted to cooperate to guide the ejector head into registration with the center plate hole.

14. In apparatus for making heels, a dam ter plate having a heel forming hole there in, a trimmer plate having a hole for registration with the center plate hole and an ejector having a head for forcing a heel from the center plate hole through the trimmer plate hole, said center plate and ejector head having dowels on one and holes in the other. said dowels being adapted to enter said holes to guide the head into registration with the center plate hole.

ARTHUR C. HAYDEN. 

